If you're still torn about what to do for Valentine's Day this year, why not take a tip from this super-adorable hamster couple, who are celebrating this year with a romantic Italian-inspired spaghetti-and-meatballs supper at home...in an elaborately constructed diorama with a mustachioed human host. I mean. It's really the cutest thing ever. They take a little fake gondola ride, eat the edible flowers their human gives them, and then settle in for a multicourse meal. Wow, hamsters can eat. read more

Julianne Hough and best bud Nina Dobrev went bowling in Atlanta this weekend. Why am I telling you this? Because, just like you, these two awesome ladies know how to have a kickass night without a guy. And with V-Day coming up this Saturday, we can all take a cue from these friends and realize that all this time we've been boycotting Valentine's Day unfairly. It's not the fun and the wine and the jewelry that's the enemy, it's just the pressure to celebrate with a man! So let's all agree that fun and wine and jewelry are every woman's right, and exchanging said things with your best friend can be just as good: Hanging in Hotlanta w miss Hough. I just wish we enjoyed eachothers company. We never have fun. #bowling @juleshough A photo posted by Nina Dobrev (@ninadobrev) on Feb 8, 2015 at 5:22pm PST After a fun night of bowling and (seemingly) some wine, the girls snapped this shot the next morning: @ninadobrev #thankgodforsunglasses #morningafter A photo posted by juleshough (@juleshough) on Feb 8, 2015 at 12:11pm PST For those who wanted to know, Julianne's necklace is a special edition Shy by Sydney Evan “Love” necklace, which read more

Truth: While many women can't help but count down the days until this little love holiday, whiling away hours fantasizing about a fancy dinner, roses, and romance, just as many men spend just as many hours dreading it. Rather than come up short on all that expected specialness, they'd rather just scratch Feb. 14 off the calendar entirely—that, or they refuse to acknowledge a "card-made" holiday. So what's a woman to do when her guy proclaims he's anti-Valentine's Day? You could try to find out why he's protesting a day you should spend in your own little love bubble. If he's genuinely wilting under the pressure of the holiday, you could ease your man's mind and lower your own expectations. Explain that while elaborate demonstrations of affection are nice for the movies, you simply want to just go see one. You could offer to tackle the day together—cook a romantic dinner for two in your own kitchen, then hop into bed for some candlelit action—or say that a handwritten note inside a card is sweeter than the most fragrant floral bouquet. With the pressure off to perform romantic feats, you may just find he comes through with something special. If read more

This is not a drill! I repeat, this is not a drill: Valentine's Day is just a week and a day away. It has a way of sneaking up on you, right? The good news is that means you haven't got long to wait to receive what will hopefully be a lovely gift or declaration of love. The bad news? You also haven't got long to set up a romantic gesture of your own. Thankfully, companies like HotelTonight have got your back with last-minute packages that help make the day as special as possible. HotelTonight is an app that focuses on last-minute bookings (you can't book more than seven days in advance), which means they're able to secure some seriously sweet rooms. You get to pick the hotel and choose the level of indulgence you're looking for, from basic to luxe. Starting Monday, February 9, HotelTonight will launch its Love More and Lust More packages. Hotels at over 25 destinations worldwide will feature the Love More deal, which will be marked by a cute red heart on the site. This version of the deal is all about upping the romance on Valentine's Day. Guests who sign up will receive a read more

Topping your Valentine's Day to-do list is likely a menagerie of items you'll grab at your local drugstore—think cards, chocolates, maybe even a heart-shaped balloon or two. But what about moving boxes? According to one company's anecdotal evidence, the romance holiday means booming business for movers. And they've prepared for the surge in hysterical ways. Valentine's Day tops mid-month charts in terms of the number of people who move, according to Dumbo Moving and Storage in Brooklyn. In a press release, owner Lior Rachmany said he thinks couples use the holiday as an excuse to begin living together—or moving out of each other's lives for good. But perhaps the best part of this company's theory is that it's offering customers moving packages tailored to their V-Day needs: If you're fleeing from your former S.O.'s apartment, the company offers "Suddenly Single," a package that includes a brand-new little black book, a $10 Sephora gift card—to "get that relationship smell off you," the release explains—and drivers who'll snap your new Tinder profile picture on the house. And for those who are happily nesting together, the "Bless This House" package is available. Movers will arrive bearing housewarming gifts, including a bonsai tree, a read more

At last night's AAFCA awards, best-actress winner Gugu Mbatha-Raw looked gorgeous in the most kiss-me, romantic sort of way last night—how's this for Valentine's Day makeup inspiration? That sweet strawberry lipstick color is just the right pick for a special date night, I think; as fun and flattering as a good red but infinitely more conducive to kisses (and less intimidating for guys!). Makeup artist Nick Barose used MAC Lipstick in One to Watch, a spring 2015 shade that's not on sale just yet. But I got him to suggest a dupe we can use in the meantime—MAC Pro Lipstick in Fusion Pink. He also threw in this extra tip for y'all: "For some extra flirt that's perfect for Valentine's Day, add feathery lashes that are longer on outer corners." On Mbatha-Raw, he used Eylure Lengthening Lashes #118. Would you wear this lipstick on Valentine's Day, or do you think you'll go for a whole different sort of makeup scheme? Sexy smoky eyes, perhaps? read more

Heart-theme home decor seems like something you’d reserve for the eight-years-or-younger set, but these heart-y home goods are surprisingly chic. Sure, if you had all 10 of these items in, say, a studio apartment, you might look a little bonkers, but a throw pillow here or some nesting bowls there seems right on-point for Valentine’s Day. TOP ROW FROM LEFT: Valentine Teeny Heart Dinnerware from West Elm, $10. Heart Target Wood Art from PB Teen, $149. Bonjour Throw Pillow in Pink from Land of Nod, $19. SECOND ROW FROM LEFT: Embroidered Heart Kitchen Towel from Pottery Barn, $14. Junk Gypsy Heart With Wings from PB Teen, $169. THIRD ROW FROM LEFT: Marble Heart Box from West Elm, $49. Gold Heart Shelf Mirror from Pottery Barn Kids, $79. Paper Hearts Garland from Crate & Barrel, $8.95. BOTTOM ROW FROM LEFT: Home Heart Doormat from Target, $10.99. Heart-Shaped Nesting Bowls from Crate & Barrel, $16.95. Are you decorating for Valentine’s Day? I might order that doormat right now. read more